Suzuki Hayabusa

[HYB80Y]

lol big than nice and can see more clearly.

 

but i have to say, that is really a nice signature! i saved it for my hp wallpaper liao.

[rin]

sealant treatment is a coating that seals your LACQUER and not just your paint. when our bikes comes out from the factory, the paintwork are sealed with a high quality lacquer which protects the paint. as time goes by, the lacquer's condition will deteriorate with washing and weathering. thus, losing its shine and protection on the paintwork. giving your bike sealant treatment is protecting the protection of your paintwork. not only does sealant protects, it gives a lasting shine and prevents dirt, grease and dust from sticking onto the lacquer. it is also easy to clean dirt off with sealant treatment. i have sealant treatment for my bike 3 times already. done at a professional place with good quality. i guarantee you, my paintwork looks as good as new even it has been 2 years.

 

Chain Lube

IMO, no wax as it sticks onto your chain, making it difficult to clean. worse, it sticks all the dirt and grim onto your chain. its better to use lube. get a good one which will not cause flicking. the best is, get Scottoiler. i had mine installed. very happy with it. after 35000km, my chain and sprocket is still in very good conditions. furthermore, you save headache of having to lube the chain yourself. common misconceptions are that Scottoiler is very dirty as the oil is flicking all over. there's a simple solution to this. i have Scottoiler and i do not have ugly flick stains. offer me kopi together and i can share my ideas with you.

 

Thanks dude...very helpful info for newbie like me!! :thumb:

[kelvin_luffs]

Thanks HYB80Y for the intensive advise.. will keep that in mind though not sure how sealant treatment works?? :confused: :confused:

 

 

Few recommendations requested:

 

 

Chain Lube : wax/grease or Lube or Foam or ??

 

Like wad HYB8OY said, try using scottoiler.. it really rids the hassle of u personally lubing ur chain.. leave it to the scottoiler.. a worth while investment

[kelvin_luffs]

Bingo pinetreetmh!!

 

Yellowing of white paint is inevitable, & highly dependant on UV exposure i.e. sunlight & years to come. Same for all other colors, which deteriorate in the form of color fade.

 

Apart from the harsh elements from our equatorial region, the process, input & quality of paint (%-tage composition, harderner, spray environment etcetc) greatly decides the color fade/yellowing phenomena.

 

As an ex-fleet of R&D engineer (low-paid ) from a Jap company, the appearance section of QC stage (yes, paint quality) usually gives me extra OT. Since coatings can provide a high corrosion resistance through the intended life of the part in use, it is necessary to check corrosion resistance by other means. The following are stringent checks per lot, by accelerated corrosion test that produces a corrosive attack to the coated samples in order to predict its suitability in use as a protective finish:

 

1. Salt Spray Test (ASS) - check corrosion resistance of coated sample

2. CASS (acetic acid with copper chloride)

3. Peel Test - determination of the peel strength of an adhesive.

4. Cross Cut Test - method for assessing the resistance of paint coatings to separation from substrates when a right-angle lattice pattern is cut into the coating, penetrating through to the substrate.

5. Weather test - cyclic test of the light exposure of specified concentration under specified duration.

 

Which local jobs dos that? What you pay is what you get.

 

All simulated to at least 5 years of consumer usage.

 

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I can show you a sample of OEM white color quality paintjob VS a local spray job. 1 year & the yellowing to obvious. Tank bra makes yellowing more obvious on white as the part covered does not get even tone with the uncovered part.

 

My near 2.5 year mid-cc bike with OEM paintwork is yellow free so far. My resprayed van is not...

 

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My personal experience on 2 white vehicles... Hope it helps.

 

1. If its a bike, cover it wherever you park (reduces yellowing uniformly & any potential theft). Not a big hassle, but substantially cheaper & less time consuming than grooming.

2. car/van... groom it often. Its pretty hard to cover them.

 

Keep your OEM white alive as you possibly can. For me, just a little more hassle/work to enjoy the sheer joy of a white vehicle..

 

wow.. u're fast.. only started talking abt race shield and here u are..

[hit.man]

Scottoiler is the best~!

My best investment so far... the same piece of gadget, used on 2 bikes and after 3 years, still doing well. Worth the money

[pinetreetmh]

sealant treatment is a coating that seals your LACQUER and not just your paint. when our bikes comes out from the factory, the paintwork are sealed with a high quality lacquer which protects the paint. as time goes by, the lacquer's condition will deteriorate with washing and weathering. thus, losing its shine and protection on the paintwork. giving your bike sealant treatment is protecting the protection of your paintwork. not only does sealant protects, it gives a lasting shine and prevents dirt, grease and dust from sticking onto the lacquer. it is also easy to clean dirt off with sealant treatment. i have sealant treatment for my bike 3 times already. done at a professional place with good quality. i guarantee you, my paintwork looks as good as new even it has been 2 years.

 

Chain Lube

IMO, no wax as it sticks onto your chain, making it difficult to clean. worse, it sticks all the dirt and grim onto your chain. its better to use lube. get a good one which will not cause flicking. the best is, get Scottoiler. i had mine installed. very happy with it. after 35000km, my chain and sprocket is still in very good conditions. furthermore, you save headache of having to lube the chain yourself. common misconceptions are that Scottoiler is very dirty as the oil is flicking all over. there's a simple solution to this. i have Scottoiler and i do not have ugly flick stains. offer me kopi together and i can share my ideas with you.

 

 

hmm.. i disagree. i think chain wax is better as it does not fling. physical properties will tell a person that oil is liquid and will fling. wax more semi-liquid. when its cold its more solid and when it warms up it liquifies and its thicker that oil. and it doesnt get fling off thta easily compared to oil

and oil and wax both sticks dirt. even water also sticks dirt . watch yr rims after u ride in the rain.. and scottoiler is fine on local roads so teh chains are not moving very fast so it wont fling so much . and both oil and wax are easy to clean off yr chain with the rite tools.

and scott oiler has its major flaw.. over reliance. if u forgot to check the oil level and its dry u wont notice and yr chain get dry and demaged.

the valve is not working yr chain gets dry and demaged. u never set enough flow and the chain gets dry and demaged.. or worse still yr container gets broke and oil leaked all over and u skid ouch!!! these are just examples.

whereas if u oil /wax yr chain yrself u will alwasy check the chain.. imagine u are in thailand and u find yr chain dry and u check that u are out of oil where u get replacement?? yr valve is spoil no oil coming out then how? in some places its not easy to buy a bottle of chain lube like in singapore..

so i would say scottoiler not the best

[NewOldGuy]

hmm.. i disagree. i think chain wax is better as it does not fling. physical properties will tell a person that oil is liquid and will fling. wax more semi-liquid. when its cold its more solid and when it warms up it liquifies and its thicker that oil. and it doesnt get fling off thta easily compared to oil

and oil and wax both sticks dirt. even water also sticks dirt . watch yr rims after u ride in the rain.. and scottoiler is fine on local roads so teh chains are not moving very fast so it wont fling so much . and both oil and wax are easy to clean off yr chain with the rite tools.

and scott oiler has its major flaw.. over reliance. if u forgot to check the oil level and its dry u wont notice and yr chain get dry and demaged.

the valve is not working yr chain gets dry and demaged. u never set enough flow and the chain gets dry and demaged.. or worse still yr container gets broke and oil leaked all over and u skid ouch!!! these are just examples.

whereas if u oil /wax yr chain yrself u will alwasy check the chain.. imagine u are in thailand and u find yr chain dry and u check that u are out of oil where u get replacement?? yr valve is spoil no oil coming out then how? in some places its not easy to buy a bottle of chain lube like in singapore..

so i would say scottoiler not the best

 

u don't install scottoiler on your '08?

will chain wax damage the o-ring if your bike left unused for long time?

[rin]

Well, I guess all equipment/gadgets are very subjective with pros and cons....at the end of the day,everybody has to ask themselves how you ride,your attitude(laziness/very prompt etc) and also your priorities...one man stone might not be the other man jewel and vice versa...anyways,appreciate all your views and since I know best about myself,NOW I have to evaluate the best to suit my riding style.. :thumb: :thumb:

[Tish]

hmm.. i disagree. i think chain wax is better as it does not fling. physical properties will tell a person that oil is liquid and will fling. wax more semi-liquid. when its cold its more solid and when it warms up it liquifies and its thicker that oil. and it doesnt get fling off thta easily compared to oil

and oil and wax both sticks dirt. even water also sticks dirt . watch yr rims after u ride in the rain.. and scottoiler is fine on local roads so teh chains are not moving very fast so it wont fling so much . and both oil and wax are easy to clean off yr chain with the rite tools.

and scott oiler has its major flaw.. over reliance. if u forgot to check the oil level and its dry u wont notice and yr chain get dry and demaged.

the valve is not working yr chain gets dry and demaged. u never set enough flow and the chain gets dry and demaged.. or worse still yr container gets broke and oil leaked all over and u skid ouch!!! these are just examples.

whereas if u oil /wax yr chain yrself u will alwasy check the chain.. imagine u are in thailand and u find yr chain dry and u check that u are out of oil where u get replacement?? yr valve is spoil no oil coming out then how? in some places its not easy to buy a bottle of chain lube like in singapore..

so i would say scottoiler not the best

 

U list out all the pro n cons of spraying n auto oiling liao, nothing to say liao

Let see what i can say, coz i love both method

 

Well Scottoiler is there so u no need to oil ur chain manually, save the all trouble of rolling bike, lifting bike, jacking bike, rolling tyre, spraying into the "CORRECT" spot, Aiming correctly:thumb:

But the problem is there is a possibility of faulty parts. Therefore must still check if its working.

 

I wont deny that manually spraying the chain is better in some ways coz when u had a faulty scottoiler, in long distant, most likely there is nothing u can do. One of the best thing about manually oiling the chain is u can always monitor the condition of your bearings/brakes/rotors/chain/sprocket etc etc....

 

I love to manually oil my chain, i dont like to push bike and oil, i dont like to carry a jack from my house down to oil. If only I had a "THE ROD" .......

 

[HYB80Y]

Well, I guess all equipment/gadgets are very subjective with pros and cons....at the end of the day,everybody has to ask themselves how you ride,your attitude(laziness/very prompt etc) and also your priorities...one man stone might not be the other man jewel and vice versa...anyways,appreciate all your views and since I know best about myself,NOW I have to evaluate the best to suit my riding style.. :thumb: :thumb:

 

that is absolutely right!

[NewOldGuy]

U list out all the pro n cons of spraying n auto oiling liao, nothing to say liao

Let see what i can say, coz i love both method

 

Well Scottoiler is there so u no need to oil ur chain manually, save the all trouble of rolling bike, lifting bike, jacking bike, rolling tyre, spraying into the "CORRECT" spot, Aiming correctly:thumb:

But the problem is there is a possibility of faulty parts. Therefore must still check if its working.

 

I wont deny that manually spraying the chain is better in some ways coz when u had a faulty scottoiler, in long distant, most likely there is nothing u can do. One of the best thing about manually oiling the chain is u can always monitor the condition of your bearings/brakes/rotors/chain/sprocket etc etc....

 

I love to manually oil my chain, i dont like to push bike and oil, i dont like to carry a jack from my house down to oil. If only I had a "THE ROD" .......

 

 

a car jack is big and heavy. check out this website:

http://www.andersonstands.com/tour_prop_stand.htm

 

i'm using this. its small and its been in my bike tool compartment eversince i got it.

[AR2 Performance]

That explains why my white, old WR200 was still yellowish despite tremendous efforts of polishing, waxing, etc, etc... . The current owner eventually sprayed it black.

 

BTW, how much does the race-shield for a K6 Hayabusa cost (inclusive of labour charges)?

 

Hi Nicholai,

 

My intention was not to gate-crash & sell RACEshield. My experience was not ideal in certain threads with some members within that certain thread.

 

It will be lovely if you can direct your inquiries in my advertiser thread (http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=103). Thank you very much...

[AR2 Performance]

wow.. u're fast.. only started talking abt race shield and here u are..

 

I am pretty interested in threads when it gets more detailed/technical. As a active/curious rider, I try to participate in them, also to pick-up pointers/experience/hands-on from the even more experienced seniors/members, one way or another.

 

On the other hand, I share whatever is relevant at the point of thread discussion with like minded or interested parties from what I experienced.

 

These might be useful, or it might not..

 

Spark Plug change for sportsbikes that difficult??

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4221288#post4221288

 

Danger Zone from Perling/Bt Indah back to SG (fren passed away due to the danger mentioned. Blocked roads are open now.)

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156385

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156386&page=2

 

Hard break-in

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153621

 

Visual illustration of 4 stroke combustion (gasoline eng)

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161583

 

Singapore Grand Prix - Back into the 60's

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180672

 

I hope being an advertiser does not hinder me to participate in forum discussions...

[Nicholai]

very familiar. i believe i have seen you somewhere. next time, i'll tail you closely

 

But not too close .

[rin]

oh yes popeye tastes good!! maybe we can organise a T3 Popeye eating trip?

 

There sure no QX77B to bother all of us.... :angel:

[Nicholai]

oh yes popeye tastes good!! maybe we can organise a T3 Popeye eating trip?

 

I'm in but I do find the one at T1 juicier and bigger.

[pinetreetmh]

u don't install scottoiler on your '08?

will chain wax damage the o-ring if your bike left unused for long time?

 

not that i know of.. i used chain wax for my 06 and i ma using it for my 08 now. maxima chain wax

[keratsini]

For those whom does not like to install stand on their bikes (like me). Here is the ideal paddock stand than can be operated by a single person:

[angkuguay]

Hmmmm i beg to differ,i am always behind you seeing your tail light.So guys out here please be the judges who is the fiercer rider:cheeky:

 

you all dun compare with each other lah please! I cannot see you people's tail light, head light, parking lights, hazard lights unless you all parked your bike.

 

[dinan]

For those whom does not like to install stand on their bikes (like me). Here is the ideal paddock stand than can be operated by a single person:

 

Hi bro,

 

Care to share where u got the stand and gorgeous Falcon print bike cover? Price?

 

Thks!

[keratsini]

Hi bro,

 

Care to share where u got the stand and gorgeous Falcon print bike cover? Price?

 

Thks!

 

I got the stand from I-Motoring. Actually I saw it 1.5 months ago there. It belonged to a customer and I pushed Norman very hard to get it for me. Finaly the customer sold it to me for $150. I think I-Motoring is making 2 more similar stands. Suggest you to call Norman of I-Motoring.

 

Let me put it this way. Having a rear paddock stand that needs 2 persons to operate $150-200. Having a paddock stand that is operated by a single person "priceless".

 

The cover purchased from e-Bay at US$145 (including shipping).

 

Cheers

[pinetreetmh]

I got the stand from I-Motoring. Actually I saw it 1.5 months ago there. It belonged to a customer and I pushed Norman very hard to get it for me. Finaly the customer sold it to me for $150. I think I-Motoring is making 2 more similar stands. Suggest you to call Norman of I-Motoring.

 

Let me put it this way. Having a rear paddock stand that needs 2 persons to operate $150-200. Having a paddock stand that is operated by a single person "priceless".

 

The cover purchased from e-Bay at US$145 (including shipping).

 

Cheers

 

u mean singapore dollars $145 isit? usd $145 will be abt $200 sing

[keratsini]

u mean singapore dollars $145 isit? usd $145 will be abt $200 sing

 

is United States Dollars

[pinetreetmh]

is United States Dollars

 

ouch!!!!

[keratsini]

ouch!!!!

 

Not really. If something makes you happy then is worth the price.